Combination mop and wringer.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

f H. L. SLUSSBR. COMBINATION MOP AND WRINGER.

'APPLICATION FILED APR.23, 1906.

www czmmw" HARRY L.

UNITED STATES PATENT opinen.

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ooMBlNATloN MoP-AND-WRINGER.

a Na. 847,123.

v-Be' it known that I, HARR'YL. SLUssEn, a

citizenof the United States, lresiding at Columbus Grove, in the countyofPutnam and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Combination Mops and WVringers, oi which the following is a specification.

called"con1 bined mops and wringers;'and

holder-plate.

the essential feature of the invention resides' in novel details otconstructiomwhich will more 'fully appear hereinafter and whichwill be finally claimed'. A

For a full understanding of the invention and the meritsthereof' and also to acquire .'a.

knowledge ofthe details of construction of the means for. effecting the result reference is to be had to thefollowing descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which- Figure '1 is a .view showing the embodi-- ment of the invention as when in practical use. Fig. 2 is a top planview of the device..

Fig. 3 is a Vdetail perspective'y view'of'( the the wringing,1nemchanism.A i Fig. 5 is a: detail erspective view of a modified form of the holding-plate. I

' Corresponding and like parts are. referred to in the following description. and indicated' in' all the views yof the, drawings by the same Thevextension 12 is heldin position by means reference characters.

Specifically ldescribing. the invention,` the numeral 1 Idesignates-the handle-of a-mop, to

the. lower end of which is applied a wringing device and mop. The mop-cloth 2 is secured `to the handle by means of a holder comprising two parts-a p'late 3 and an attaching member 4, l'attached to said plate. The

` plate 3 is provided with longitudinal flanges 5, having apertures 6,v receiving inturned ter` 'minal extensions 7 ofthe sides of the attaching member 4. The member 4 is of somewhat `U form, the sides thereof' convergingv toward the outer ends of the sameand being continued to form a body-loop 8, 'projecting laterally therefromand receiving the mopcloth 2. sides' of the member 4 extend longitudinally 4of the flanges 5 and overlap lateral extensions 9 at the front end of the plate 3, ears 10 projecting upwardly-from` the extensions Q Specification of Letters I atent. "Application and .ip rii 2s, 1906'. serai No. 313,301.

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Fig. 4'is'aV longitudinal sect.'- tional v'iew through the handle adjacent tov When in operative position, the

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exterior to the sides of the niember 4. Though the member 4 virtuallyhas pivotal connection with the plate 3 by the provision of the terminal extensions 7, yet said member 4' is held rigid relative tothe plate 3 in the operation of the invention by the coperation of-pivot'p'rojections I1 on the sides of the handle extension 12, which projections 11 pass .through apertures in the llanges 5 so as to extend over the sides of the member 4 and -firmly hold said sides down in'contact with the extensions Q'of the plate-3. To remove the mop-cloth, itis only-necessary to-press together the sides ofthe handle extension 12,

.' this 'movement'detaching the projections 11 from the plate 3 and 'permitting upward movement of. the l'member4relative .to thev plate, so as to disengage the sidesof themember 4f`f'rom the ears l10 and permit said sides .to'befseparatedto detach the member 4 fr( n rVlfhenthe member 4 is removed fronlrthe'plate 3, it will be obvious that the mop'clth'Q' thenbe displaced.

` L l'lhe' device' provided for holding the mop- 'cloth 2 includes the handle extension 12,

which'c'ons'ists, preferably, of a U-sha edle'ngth of stout? wire ywhich passes throng a transverse opening in the' handle 1, the sides .of the extension 12 beingarranged at oppo- -andproje'cting some distancev beyond the site sides of the handle longitudinally 'thereof lower extremity of said'liandleto the pointA of attachment with the mop-holding Adevice.

the'extension 12 andiirmly loo n'necting said.

extension' to the handle. Preferably the head 13 has two. offsets at eacl'i of opposite sides to coperate with the sides. of the'handle'extensiorLlZ. The head 13 is prevented from displacement from the handle 1 by the shaft 15, having a cranl handle 16 adjacent to the lower extremity of -handle l. The shaft 1-5 passes through a transverse opening 'inthe handle, as well asv theupper portion of the head, and is providedwith a pinion 17, which meshes with a. second pinion 18,1 applied to a' longitudinally-arranged wrin in device comprising a hook 19.'` The shan oi .the hook 19l is mounted in a longitudinal lbearing .formed in a lateral arm 20, integral p with and projecting from the lower portion IOO of the head 13. The disposition of the mopcloth, which is preferably ofthe continuous or endless type, is such that an end of said clothmay be readily engaged With the hook or wringing member 19, and when so engaged it is only necessary to turn the crank-handle 16, which will so twist the mop-cloth as to effectively wring the same.

Fig. illustrates a modicationcin the form of the mop-holding device regarding the construction of the plate 3a. Said plate 3a; as

shown in Fig. 5, is provided with the'longitudinal iianges 5", having a plurality of apertures 6a for adjusting the point of connection of thel member 4, and also having the vertical ears l()a longitudinally of the front end portionV thereof. and projecting lupwardly from the side edges. -Pivot ears or members 2.5 project upwardly from the plate 3a and are located intermediate of the flanges 5 and the ears 10.*. The pivot-ears are apertured for connectionwith the parts in an obvious manner.

Having thus'described the invention, what is claimed as new is-e 1. In combination, a handle provided with an extension embodying spacedsides, a plate carried by said extension, a mop-cloth-attaching'frame having" sides pivotally attached at. one end to said* plate, ears projecting from the late and engaging thejsides of,y the mopclot -attaching frame to revent spreading of the latter, and to hold t e latterin engagement with the plate, and means connecting thehandle extension above mentioned with the plate of the-holder' and )reventing disen- 4 fgagement of the sides of t e mop-cloth#at.

-ta'ching frame from the ears aforesaid.

2. In combination, a handle' provided. with A'anlextension embodying spacedsides,V av latey @carried by said extension, a mop-'clot -at'L I 1 tachng frame having sides pivotally atv t engagement with the plate, and pivot progections extending froml the sides offsaid extached at one endv to said plate,ears projecting from the late. and engaging the 'sides of the mop-clot -attaching frame to prevent spreading of the latter and to hold the latter tension and .connecting the same with the movement of said attaching-frame preliini.

nary to disconnection thereof, and means connecting the handle with the plate and cooperating With the latter to normally prevent movement of the mop-cloth-attaching frame necessary to disconnection ofthe same from the, plate;

4. In combination, a handle provided with a handle extension comprising spaced sides having outwardly extending pivot proj ections at the lowei'extremities thereof, a mopholder consisting of a plate provided with longitudinal flanges apertured to receive Vthe `pivot projections of the handle extension,

and also having lateral extensions formed With integral ui'iwardly-projecting ears, and a .mop-cloth-attaching frame embodying spaced sides having inwardly-projecting terminals -passing through the longitudinal flanges of the plate to' establish pivotal connection therewith, the sides of the mop-clothattaching frame overlapping the lateral ex-l tensions of the plate and being arranged upon the inner sides of the ears of said extensions,

the pivot projections of thehandle extension 4 engagingvover the sides of the'mop-cloth-attaching'irame to hold the same in position upon the inner sides of the ears,- whereby the mop-cloth-attaching frame isl maintained rigid with respect to the plate. l

In testimony WhereofI affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- HARRY L; sLUssiiR:

`Witnesses: V`

CLorn DECK, HARRY S. Conn.

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